Tavy: Rise and Fall of a River (Tavistock & W Devon Branch)

Tavistock and West Devon Branch

Discovery Day 2026

Tavy: Rise and Fall of a River

Saturday 13th June 10:00am – 4:00pm, Tavistock Town Hall

Rivers are the lifeblood of our landscape yet they are under threat, perhaps as never before. A Discovery Day of talks and presentations, organised by the Devonshire Association, will focus on one Devon river. In Tavy: Rise and Fall of a River five speakers will discuss aspects of this ever-changing watercourse. The event will also feature a programme of images by the Tavistock Photography Club. Do join us for a day of information, innovation and imagination.

Tickets: £10 to include morning coffee/tea/biscuits. All welcome!

• 10:00  Introduction – Dr Sue Andrew, Chair, Devonshire Association
• 10:10  The Life of a Devon River – John Walters (Wildlife Illustrator and Consultant)
• 10:50 An Overview of the River Tavy: Geography and Geology – Josephine Collingwood (Photographer and Author)
• 11:30  Refreshment break
• 12:00  The River Runs Through It: Historic Landscapes of the Tavy Catchment – Dr Chris Smart (Landscape Archaeologist, University of Exeter)
• 12:40  Lunch break, photography, second-hand books
• 2:00  Living with Humans: A Short Chapter in Tavy’s Biography? – Andrew Thompson (Heritage Consultant)
• 2:40  Working Together to Improve Water Quality: The Upstream Thinking Programme in the Tavy Catchment – Dr Jaeyoung Lee, Research Fellow, Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste (CREWW), University of Exeter
• 3.20  Source: A Visual Record of a 20-mile Journey Down the Tavy – a short film by Laura Hopes (Artist and Researcher)
• 3:45  Final comments and close

To book a place go to: da-tavistock.hooplatickets.com or contact the organiser (details below) for more information.